Conan O’Brien jokes with Karla Sofa Gasco at Oscar 2025

Actress was involved in a series of controversies, including some old tweets with supposedly racist content that were rescued

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Conan O’Brien also made a joke with “I’m still here”

He made his opening monologue on Sunday night (2). Among the targets of their jokes were the character of in the Brazilian movie “” and the actress, by Emília Pérez, involved in a series of controversies. “I loved anora. Anora uses the ‘word with f’ [um palavrão em inglês] 479 times. There are three more than the record reached by the agent of Karla Sofía Gascon, ”he joked. The actress was involved in a series of controversies, including some old tweets with allegedly racist content that were rescued. She was removed from the film’s campaign and her presence at the Oscar was a doubt.

“[Gascón] It’s here today and… yes, yes… Karla, if you complain about the Oscar, remember: my name is Jimmy Kimmel, ”continued the presenter, citing the name of another talk show presenter. Conan O’Brien also made a joke with “I’m still here”, a Brazilian film that competes in three categories and addresses the story of Eunice Paiva, wife of former deputy Rubens Paiva, missing and killed during the Brazilian military dictatorship.

The presenter said “I’m still here” is about “a woman who goes on her life and alone after her husband disappears.” “My wife saw and called him ‘comfort movie’ of the year,” he concluded. The Oscar 2025 broadcast focused on Fernanda Torres’s face smiling with the quote.

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